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The Kanji Map

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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

636 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to

Kunyomi: よ.る, ちな.む

Onyomi: イン

Composition: 囗 大

因

Radical

Radical: 囗

Reading: くにがまえ

Meaning: enclosure

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

因子(いんし)   factor, element

因数(いんすう)   factor (math)

因縁(いんねん)   fate, destiny

因果関係(いんがかんけい)   causal relationship, nexus

死因(しいん)   cause of death

原因(げんいん)   cause, origin, source

因る(よる)   come from, be due to

Onyomi Examples

因 (イン) cause, factor, hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions), the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)

因縁 (インネン) fate, destiny, connection, tie, bond, origin, pretext, justification, hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

主因 (シュイン) primary cause, main factor

勝因 (ショウイン) cause of victory, reason for (one's) success

Kunyomi Examples

依る (よる) to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at

よるところが大きい (よるところがおおきい) depending largely on, playing a large role in, due largely to

因む (ちなむ) to be associated (with), to be connected (with)

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